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e-4336 (Foreign affairs)
E-petition
Initiated by Cristine Kahil Kahil from Mississauga, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Canada has a longstanding commitment to peacekeeping and conflict resolution;
- The current global concern for escalation of war is reminiscent of the 1956 Suez Canal crisis;
- Lebanon has the largest number of refugees per capita in the world and is at risk of losing its sovereignty and independence;
- In 1956, Lester B. Pearson took initiative to lead a Peace and Police process that earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957;
- Today, with UN Resolutions being neglected, the world is witnessing devastating loss of life, loss of identity and loss of livelihoods;
- Lebanon is at risk and needs implementation of UN Resolutions 1701, 1559 and 1680;
- UN Resolution 1701 (August 2006) called for an end to hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel;
- UN Resolution 1559 (September 2004) supports Lebanon in free and fair presidential elections, disarmament of foreign forces and control of its sovereign borders;
- UN Resolution 1680 (May 2006) asserts Lebanon's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence; and
- Details of Canada's role during the Suez Crisis can be used as a precedent and modified to fit today's challenges.
We, the undersigned, Lebanese Canadians and friends of Lebanon, call upon the Government of Canada to be a leader in the establishment of a Peace and Police Solution as it did in 1956, by establishing an international force to help stabilize not only Lebanon, but the region as well, and including a Rescue Program to help with devastating issues of migration, refugees and displaced people. Canada needs to step up to its obligation as a traditional peacemaker and not stand by and watch a global crisis in the making.
- Open for signature
- May 21, 2024, at 2:41 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 20, 2024, at 2:41 p.m. (EDT)
